Saturday 17th November 2018 - Worcestershire Beacon G/WB-009, Bredon Hill G/CE-003 & Cleeve Hill G/CE-001

No gig - day off

Staying in the Malverns, the first priority for Saturday had to be Worcestershire Beacon.  Problem was I’d slept in until 11am, the bed was so comfy!  This was not good for a multi-summit day in the back end of November when the days are short.  I was not prepared for the hit I was about to suffer at the car park on Beacon Road, before the start of my walk. £4.20 to park. £4.20!!!  I’d opted for the longer easy approach rather than the short steep option, but I certainly paid for it!

Again, I’d only carried the handheld, confident it would be all I’d need.  Sure enough I collected a good number of QSOs, and I couldn’t believe my ears when a GJ7 called in.  The station from near Les Platons GJ/JE-001 on Jersey was 59 with me, and gave me 52/53.  Nice bit of tropo!  Unfortunately the satnav was in for repair and it was back to the old days of using Google Maps on my phone.  It took a bit of getting used to again, but ultimately, it successfully delivered me to the top of the lane out of Kemerton, and the parking spots on the shoulder of Bredon Hill G/CE-003.